Collin Gosselin has the full-throated support of one of his parents as he opens up about his difficult childhood.
“I couldn’t be more proud of my son’s heartbreaking memoir and his mission to help other victims of abuse,” Jon Gosselin, 49, star said in a statement shared with Us Weekly.
Collin, who starred with his seven siblings in the TLC reality series Jon & Kate Plus 8, looks back on his upbringing in his new book, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood. In it, he describes physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his mother, Kate Gosselin, who eventually had Collin institutionalized at the age of 11.
In comments on social media, Kate has pushed back against Collin’s story of his childhood.
“I know rational logical [people] or anyone who has dealt with mental illness understands what’s going on here :),” Kate, 51, replied to a supporter on a TikTok she posted on October 10.
But according to Jon, Kate’s claims that Collin is mentally ill have no basis in reality. (Kate and Jon divorced in 2009, and Kate received full custody of the children; Jon obtained custody of Collin and his sister Hannah in 2018. Collin has not seen his mother since he was 12 years old.)
“[L]et me be very clear: If you continue to falsely label my son Collin as ‘mentally ill,’ you will be held accountable,” Jon said. “As you know, Collin has been evaluated by multiple independent...
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